filmmaking

noun

film·​mak·​ing ˈfilm-ˌmā-kiŋ How to pronounce filmmaking (audio)
: the making of movies

Examples of filmmaking in a Sentence

plans to attend New York University to learn filmmaking
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At a glance, there was nothing special about the Burbank location of the Bob’s Big Boy chain, but over the course of seven years and several decades of filmmaking, Mr. Lynch had demonstrated that illuminating something ordinary could give it meaning and reveal its mysteries. Tejal Rao, New York Times, 24 Jan. 2025 Negative space is the great underused resource in filmmaking. Stephanie Zacharek, TIME, 24 Jan. 2025 The actors are appealing and the filmmaking is capable — Damian Harris is an experienced director and journeyman cinematographer Julio Macat shoots it all quite well and beautifully, with long Steadicam shots capturing the conversations and arguments with a certain dynamism. Katie Walsh, Boston Herald, 23 Jan. 2025 Members will pledge to work collectively and individually against violence while upholding respect for others, the law, and the collaborative nature of filmmaking. Scott Roxborough, The Hollywood Reporter, 23 Jan. 2025 See all Example Sentences for filmmaking 

Word History

First Known Use

1912, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of filmmaking was in 1912

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“Filmmaking.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/filmmaking. Accessed 8 Feb. 2025.

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